Traders said Nigeria's surplus was caused by a request for back taxes from shipping companies, which created wariness among firms looking to collect oil barrels from the country.

Kinaxis highlighted four new product innovations during the first day of its annual customer community conference, Kinexions, which began June 20.

Disaster recovery is reactive in nature, based on things that are out of our control. There are scenarios, however, where the right preparations can help you avoid problems before they occur,

Digitization: A word that’s even harder to define than it is to pronounce.

The environment in which chief supply chain officers find themselves has changed significantly in recent years, but most organizations have failed to adjust their approach to planning.

There’s an increasing divide between manufacturers that are driving forward with digital transformation, and those that seem to be capitulating to short-term decision-making driven by finance.

Luis Gonzalez, global supply chain director of Proximo Spirits, a subsidiary of Becle, relates the company's search for a decision-intelligence tool, and its partnership with Aera Technology.

Medical supply chains are experiencing a "severe" shortage of cancer drugs after carboplatin and cisplatin were reportedly found to be in “extremely short supply.”

Supply chains have always had to contend with disruptions, and that will not stop, says Lusi Zheng, senior director, advisory at Gartner. That's why planners must remain agile.

Will the dream of an "end-to-end" supply chain finally come true — and if so, what will make it happen? Sumit Dutta, partner and leader of the Americas supply chain market with EY, has the answer.